document.write( "Question 1180825: Peterson keeps both cows and chickens in his boma. if there are 13 animals and altogether they have 34 legs, how many cows and how many chickens does he have..? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "    A boma is a livestock enclosure, community enclosure, stockade, corral, small fort or a district government \r\n" );
document.write( "    office and community used in many parts of the African Great Lakes region, as well as Central and Southern Africa. \r\n" );
document.write( "    It is particularly associated with community decision making. It is incorporated into many African languages, \r\n" );
document.write( "    as well as colonial varieties of English, French and German.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the number of cows.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the number of chicken is (13-x).\r\n" );
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document.write( "There is no need to remind you that the cows have 4 legs each, while the chicks have only 2 legs.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, you write this equation for legs\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4x + 2(13-x) = 34\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and find x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4x + 26 - 2x = 34\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4x - 2x = 34 - 26\r\n" );
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document.write( "       2x   = 8\r\n" );
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document.write( "        x   = 8/2 = 4.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  4 cows and (13-4) = 9 chicken.\r\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK.   4*4 + 9*2 = 16 + 18 = 34,  total legs.    ! Correct !\r\n" );
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